Talk:Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir

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An entry from Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 June 2006.

[edit] Succession Box

Shouldn't this have a succcession box? -- --iFaqeer 05:21, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, definitely. I've added one. The other articles in the succession need work, though. -- TinaSparkle 14:28, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV?

Doesn't sound neutral to me: "In an age where the aristocracy was hopelessly depraved and treacherous, Gulab Singh managed to preserve and expand his kingdom, which was maintained by his successors until the Pakistani invasion of 1947-48. He pushed the boundaries of India into Tibet and Xinjiang, and brought them within range of Central Asia and Afghanistan—if the successive Indian governments failed to capitalize on this achievement, the blame rests on the lack of vision (and the unfavorable international situation) of their early leaders." But I have not altered it. --RandomWalker 17:05, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Looks like Bobjuch corrected the problem. --RandomWalker 17:38, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name of page

I've renamed the page from "Maharaja Gulab Singh" to "Gulab Singh of Kashmir" in line with Wikipedia's naming conventions on royalty. -- TinaSparkle 14:38, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

In that case can you further correct the name to "Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir" since that was the complete name of his kingdom. Kashmir was only a sub-region.

Thanks and regards, Jagat Singh Sambyal of Jammu.

Very fair point. I'll do this, if there are no objections? -- TinaSparkle 09:45, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you Tina.

Also his son's name was Ranbir and not Rambir. I'll try to obtain a photo and some detailed info about him.

Since there have been no objections, I've moved this page as requested. I hope this is uncontroversial but, if anyone has any objections, please raise them on this talk page for discussion rather than just switching the page back. The correct name for the kingdom would be the name Gulab Singh himself used, or the one that was in common use during his reign. I am not sure of the facts myself, but would be grateful for any supporting references (to 19th century sources, not modern websites!) as almost everything about the history of J&K appears to be a subject of intense controversy. -- TinaSparkle 14:33, 20 February 2007 (UTC)